diff --git a/clamd/session.c b/clamd/session.c
index a14109c223..92a7a8fb7e 100644
--- a/clamd/session.c
+++ b/clamd/session.c
@@ -191,13 +191,15 @@ int command(client_conn_t *conn, int *virus)
 {
     int desc                        = conn->sd;
     struct cl_engine *engine        = conn->engine;
-    struct cl_scan_options *options = conn->options;
+    struct cl_scan_options options;
     const struct optstruct *opts    = conn->opts;
     enum scan_type type             = TYPE_INIT;
     int maxdirrec;
     int ret   = 0;
     int flags = CLI_FTW_STD;
 
+    memcpy(&options, conn->options, sizeof(struct cl_scan_options));
+
     struct scan_cb_data scandata;
     struct cli_ftw_cbdata data;
     unsigned ok, error, total;
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ int command(client_conn_t *conn, int *virus)
     scandata.group         = conn->group;
     scandata.odesc         = desc;
     scandata.conn          = conn;
-    scandata.options       = options;
+    scandata.options       = &options;
     scandata.engine        = engine;
     scandata.opts          = opts;
     scandata.thr_pool      = conn->thrpool;
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ int command(client_conn_t *conn, int *virus)
                 conn_reply_error(conn, "FILDES: didn't receive file descriptor.");
                 return 1;
             } else {
-                ret = scanfd(conn, NULL, engine, options, opts, desc, 0);
+                ret = scanfd(conn, NULL, engine, &options, opts, desc, 0);
                 if (ret == CL_VIRUS) {
                     *virus = 1;
                     ret    = 0;
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ int command(client_conn_t *conn, int *virus)
             return 0;
         case COMMAND_INSTREAMSCAN:
             thrmgr_setactivetask(NULL, "INSTREAM");
-            ret = scanfd(conn, NULL, engine, options, opts, desc, 1);
+            ret = scanfd(conn, NULL, engine, &options, opts, desc, 1);
             if (ret == CL_VIRUS) {
                 *virus = 1;
                 ret    = 0;
diff --git a/unit_tests/clamd_test.py b/unit_tests/clamd_test.py
index 0bee5d5619..76cb5eb674 100644
--- a/unit_tests/clamd_test.py
+++ b/unit_tests/clamd_test.py
@@ -512,3 +512,48 @@ def test_clamd_09_clamdscan_ExcludePath(self):
         self.run_clamdscan('{}'.format(TC.path_tmp),
             expected_ec=1, expected_out=expected_out, unexpected_out=unexpected_out,
             use_valgrind=True)
+
+    def test_clamd_10_allmatch_not_sticky(self):
+        '''
+        Verify that a scanning without allmatch does not use allmatch mode, after scanning with allmatch.
+        This is a regression test for an issue where the allmatch scan option is sticky and any scans after an allmatch scan become an allmatch scan.
+        '''
+        self.step_name('Testing clamdscan --allmatch is not sticky')
+
+        # Get a list of Path()'s of each of signature file
+        test_path = TC.path_source / 'unit_tests' / 'input' / 'pe_allmatch'
+        database_files = list(test_path.glob('alert-sigs/*'))
+
+        test_exe = test_path / 'test.exe'
+
+        # Copy them to the database directory before starting ClamD
+        for db in database_files:
+            shutil.copy(str(db), str(TC.path_db))
+
+        #
+        # Start ClamD
+        #
+        self.start_clamd()
+
+        poll = self.proc.poll()
+        assert poll == None  # subprocess is alive if poll() returns None
+
+        # Try first without --allmatch
+        output = self.execute_command('{clamdscan} -c {clamd_config} --wait --ping 10 {test_exe}'.format(
+            clamdscan=TC.clamdscan, clamd_config=TC.clamd_config, test_exe=test_exe))
+        assert output.ec == 1
+        assert output.out.count('FOUND') == 1
+
+
+        # Next, try WITH --allmatch
+        output = self.execute_command('{clamdscan} -c {clamd_config} --allmatch {test_exe}'.format(
+            clamdscan=TC.clamdscan, clamd_config=TC.clamd_config, test_exe=test_exe))
+        assert output.ec == 1
+        assert output.out.count('FOUND') > 1
+
+
+        # Try again without --allmatch
+        output = self.execute_command('{clamdscan} -c {clamd_config} {test_exe}'.format(
+            clamdscan=TC.clamdscan, clamd_config=TC.clamd_config, test_exe=test_exe))
+        assert output.ec == 1
+        assert output.out.count('FOUND') == 1